Comments on: I hate the Jerusalem Post.

By: Eythan

Eythan — Fri, 05 May 2006 20:18:45 +0000

I hate Haaretz,Jpost may not be the best newspaper in the world but it is certainly better that the palestinian newspaper Haaretz.
Tip for the reader of Haaretz :Learn Arab and buy Al-Hayat

By: Roi

Roi — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:46:45 +0000

i am a native israeli, although i read the IHT (to practice my english, which is in my opinion could be better).
i’m not familier with the Jpost, and i don’t agree with the writer on most of the things he wrote there, but one thing is certain (which i agree with the writer on), the level of the english spoken in israel (and even by me), is not good enough.
the only way to practice a language is the speak, when you don’t have anyone to speak to you simply have a tool that you don’t know how to use.

btw, i have to say, very good site !

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:09:54 +0000

Irit Linor’s novels are great to read if your Hebrew isn’t advanced. They are almost all dialogue.

By: ofri

ofri — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:12:08 +0000

do you mean Ram Oren? yea, he definitely writes John Grisham type novels, but whether or not that’s a positive is open to interpretation. Jobber does have a point though, reading fiction is a great way to practice your Hebrew and get a feel for the vernacular. Personally I like David Grossman.

By: Jobber

Jobber — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:36:28 +0000

I finally read a book written in Hebrew a few years ago, it was an awesome exp. I had never done that, even tho I am fluent. I was inspired by a chick who bought a book in line at the airport Steimatzky. I asked her if it was a good book and she beamed and what not, so I bought one also. Some novel by Ram Evron I think, he is real popular. It was like a John Grisham type book.

I suspect many on this list have never tried that, it is worth the effort.

I do feel the JP has gotten worse over the years. but I hardly read the Hebrew papers either, too much crap. The Haaretz web site is easiest to download tho.

By: themiddle

themiddle — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:33:25 +0000

Ack!! What a waste!

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 06:36:07 +0000

Arieh O’Sullivan no longer works for the Jerusalem Post. He works for the ADL!

By: themiddle

themiddle — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:23:41 +0000

There’s also Arieh O’Sullivan. And David Horovitz.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:39:48 +0000

Ofri — that’s a pretty miserable standard indeed. Their late, unlamented website in English (www.maarivintl.com IIRC) made Jpost look like the NYT in comparison, but I’d hoped that their cash-strapped status (didn’t they have financial or legal issues at the time they did the site?) had something to do with it, rather than reflecting the paper in Hebrew.

Re the Post, it’s fine if your only exposure to Israeli news is the NYT or blurbs from your local Jewish monthly, but echoing of Daniel Pipes and heavily wire-service-driven stories aside, it has not nearly the reporting and in-depth analysis of the likes of Akiva Eldar, Amos Harel, and Lili Galili about the domestic political scene. However, I’ll spot the Post Khaled Abu Toameh over the Terrible Two (Hass and Levy).

Besides, the Underground website’s “street Hebrew” is a great resource for picking up slang to throw at Israelis you meet in the US and embellishing emerging language skills.

By: ofri

ofri — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:57:51 +0000

Stuart, Ma’ariv is even more of a rag than Jpost, if possible. It’s one sensational headline (accompanied by some horrid, cheesy graphic of cross-hairs or a bull’s eye) away from tabloid status. Yediot is somehow bearable. Politics aside, it’s no contest. Ha’aretz is the only newspaper in Israel with well-written content.